87th Giro d’Italia: Score one for Petacchi!

by VeloNews.com

Pollack takes maglia rosa

By Maureen Upton, Special to VeloNews

Photo: Graham Watson

Alessandro Petacchi picked up right where he left off last season, winning the first grand tour sprint finish of the year and setting himself up for a repeat of his spectacular record-setting 2003 season when he earned at least three stage victories in each of the three grand tours.

The first road stage of the Giro d’Italia covered 143 stunningly beautiful kilometers between Genoa and the truffle capital of Alba. While the peloton took a moderate approach to the opening kilometers of the stage, a great deal of intensity was reserved for a hard-fought touch-and-go sprint battle between Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) pulled ahead to win within meters of the finish line, edging out Olaf Pollack (Gerolsteiner), Crescenzo D’Amore (Acqua & Sapone) and Robbie McEwen (Lotto – Domo).

Pollack moves into the lead
Pollack moves into the lead

Photo: Graham Watson

Pollack, finishing a strong second both in Saturday’s prologue and Sunday’s first stage, inherited the overall leader’s pink jersey from Brad McGee (FDJeux.com).

The day began amicably enough as the peloton rode a downright leisurely pace, averaging just 33.5kph over the first hour and remaining relatively intact on the Giro’s first climb, the Category 3 Colle di Cadibona (at 47.2km). Finally, at the 68km mark, Colombia – Selle Italia’s Marlon al Perez Arango launched an attack, and working his way up to building a 3:30 lead by the 81k mark.

Just as the young Colombian’s lead was reaching its peak, a crash broke the peloton in two, taking down Freddy Bichot (FDJeux), Johan Verstrepen (Landbouwkrediet – Colnago) and Scott Davis (Ceramiche Panaria – Margres). Happily, all were up and riding right away.

By now, sensing an opportunity to deliver Petacchi to the line for another sprint finish, the Fassa Bortolo squad moved to the front of the peloton and sent to work reeling the escapee back into the fold. In just five kilometers, Perez Arango’s lead was cut by nearly a minute.

By the day’s Intergiro mark in Bossolasco (94.5km), Perez Arango held a 2:02 advantage over the peloton, before beginning a long descent toward Alba and four trips around a five-kilometer finishing circuit. Three solo trips around the circuit and a now-exhausted Perez Arango was finally caught by the now hard-charging peloton.

Over the course of the closing kilometers, it appeared that the day would end with the anticipated head-to-head battle between Petacchi and the man who holds the record for most stage wins at the Giro d’Italia, Mario Cipollini. Both Fassa Bortolo and Cipollini’s Domino Vacanze teams quickly set up their finishing “trains,” preparing to launch their top sprinters into the charge for the line.

A scenic start along the Gulf of Genoa
A scenic start along the Gulf of Genoa

Photo: Graham Watson

Strangely, it was Cipollini’s own Domina Vacanze team that deliver Petacchi into the final kilometer. Cipollini allowed the Fassa Bortolo captain to hop onto the Domina Vacanze, grabbing Andrus Aug’s wheel.

“He probably thought he’d just let me start the sprint and then overtake me,” Petacchi later remarked.

No matter what the motivation, the result was unexpected. As the field roared into the final few hundred meters Cipollini found himself boxed in and unable to contest the sprint, an unusual circumstance for the man who built a reputation as the peloton’s top sprinter throughout most of the last decade.

But Petacchi still didn’t have an easy row to hoe, as Lotto’s Robbie McEwen charged early, some 350 meters from the line. Petacchi seemed surprised to see the Aussie come charging past with 200 meters to go, and then cut directly in front of the Italian.

“I stopped pedaling, and assumed I’d lost,” said Petacchi, who then noticed that the Lotto man was beginning to lose momentum.

Fading from his effort, McEwen was unable to hold off Petacchi and then Pollack and finally as he neared the line he found himself edged into fourth by D’Amore. Petacchi surged ahead, beating Pollack to the line, with enough of a margin to offer up another of his “coded” victory salutes. This time, it was a simple gesture as he pointed to his chest. “The sprint wasn’t easy and I didn’t think I was going to win when I saw McEwen go past with 200 meters to go because he takes a lot of risks and he is really strong,” Petacchi said. “There is a lot of pressure on me because the team has been built around me. I’ve already said that the aim is to win at least three stages I this Giro.”

Cipollini, meanwhile, vowed he would do his best to make that a difficult task for Petacchi.

“I wasn’t beaten today, because I decided to give up on the sprint as I was blocked,” said Cipollini. “People will just have to wait a little bit longer for me to win a stage.”

McGee’s camp also sounded a defiant note, vowing to reclaim the overall lead on Monday.

“We had thought of everything apart from Pollack getting second place in the stage,” said his team sporting director Martial Gayant. “We thought we would keep it but we can get it back on Monday as Brad has strong legs at the moment.”

At the press conference, Pollack affirmed that his new pink jersey is one of the achievements of his career — “so far.”

Commenting on the fierce battle on the finishing straightaway, he said he never even saw Petacchi or McEwen, but instead launched his sprint at 300m out and didn’t take his eyes off the line.

Regarding his finish line gesture, Petacchi had a very simple explanation.

“There was so much of a question about who would win the sprint today,” he noted. “So I just answered: ‘Me.’”


To see how today’s stage unfolded, open up our LIVE UPDATE WINDOW and be sure to join us for live coverage during Monday’s stage from Novi Ligure to Pontremoli.

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Results

Results – Stage 1 – Genoa to Alba
1. Alessandro Petacchi (I), Fassa Bortolo, 143km in 3:41:56 (38.66.kph)

2. Olaf Pollack (G), Gerolsteiner, at 0:00

3. Crescenzo D’Amore (I), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:00

4. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus), Lotto-Domo, at 0:00

5. Marco Zanotti (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:00

6. Philippe Gilbert (B), FDJeux.com, at 0:00

7. Jan Svorada (Cz), Lampre, at 0:00

8. Luciano Pagliarini Mendonca (BRA), Lampre, at 0:00

9. David Derepas (F), FDJeux.com, at 0:00

10. Alexandre Usov (Blr), Phonak, at 0:00

11. Andrus Aug (Est), Domina Vacanze, at 0:00

12. Zoran Klemencic (SLO), Tenax, at 0:00

13. Maxim Rudenko (Ukr), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:00

14. Mario Cipollini (I), Domina Vacanze, at 0:00

15. Simone Cadamuro (I), De-Nardi, at 0:00

16. Andris Nauduzs (Lat), Domina Vacanze, at 0:00

17. Giuseppe Di Grande (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:00

18. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:00

19. Manuele Mori (I), Saunier Duval, at 0:00

20. Nicola Loda (I), Tenax, at 0:00

21. Andrea Ferrigato (I), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:00

22. Gerhard Trampusch (A), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:00

23. Aart Vierhouten (Nl), Lotto-Domo, at 0:00

24. Andrea Noe’ (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:00

25. Igor Astarloa (Sp), Lampre, at 0:00

26. Christophe Detilloux (B), Lotto-Domo, at 0:00

27. Bradley Mc Gee (Aus), FDJeux.com, at 0:00

28. Robert Forster (G), Gerolsteiner, at 0:00

29. Fabian Wegmann (G), Gerolsteiner, at 0:00

30. Tomas Vaitkus (Lit), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:00

31. Gilberto Simoni (I), Saeco, at 0:00

32. Damiano Cunego (I), Saeco, at 0:00

33. Cristian Moreni (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:00

34. Stefano Garzelli (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:00

35. Garate Cepa Juan Manuel (Sp), Lampre, at 0:00

36. Mariano Piccoli (I), Lampre, at 0:00

37. Simone Masciarelli (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:00

38. Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:00

39. Giuliano Figueras (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:00

40. Uros Murn (SLO), Phonak, at 0:00

41. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr), De-Nardi, at 0:00

42. Rinaldo Nocentini (I), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:00

43. Franco Pellizotti (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:00

44. Graziano Gasparre (I), De-Nardi, at 0:00

45. Mauro Gerosa (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:00

46. Fabio Sacchi (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:00

47. Dario David Cioni (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:00

48. Bostjan Mervar (SLO), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:00

49. Gorazd Stangelj (SLO), Saeco, at 0:00

50. Ruggero Marzoli (I), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:00

51. Marco Velo (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:00

52. Massimo Strazzer (I), Saunier Duval, at 0:00

53. Franc Vila Errandonea (Sp), Lampre, at 0:08

54. Wladimir Belli (I), Lampre, at 0:08

55. Sven Montgomery (Swi), Gerolsteiner, at 0:08

56. Giuseppe Muraglia (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:08

57. Leonardo Bertagnolli (I), Saeco, at 0:08

58. Perez Arango Marlon Al (Col), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:08

59. Mario Scirea (I), Domina Vacanze, at 0:08

60. Andrea Tonti (I), Saeco, at 0:08

61. Marcus Ljungqvist (SWE), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:08

62. Gorik Gardeyn (B), Lotto-Domo, at 0:08

63. Bo Hamburger (Dk), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:08

64. Vladimir Miholyevic (CRO), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:08

65. Magnus Backstedt (SWE), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:08

66. Andrej Hauptman (SLO), Lampre, at 0:08

67. Johan Verstrepen (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:08

68. Raffaele Illiano (I), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:08

69. Marzio Bruseghin (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:08

70. Davide Rebellin (I), Gerolsteiner, at 0:08

71. Mario Manzoni (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:08

72. Fred Rodriguez (USA), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:08

73. Leonardo Giordani (I), De-Nardi, at 0:08

74. Ruggero Borghi (I), De-Nardi, at 0:08

75. David Canada Gracia (Sp), Saunier Duval, at 0:08

76. Oscar Mason (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:08

77. Gianni Faresin (I), Gerolsteiner, at 0:08

78. Radoslav Rogina (CRO), Tenax, at 0:08

79. Massimo Iannetti (I), Domina Vacanze, at 0:08

80. Fredy Gonzalez Martinez (Col), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:08

81. Alessandro Vanotti (I), De-Nardi, at 0:08

82. Eddy Mazzoleni (I), Saeco, at 0:08

83. Dominguez J. Carlos (Sp), Saunier Duval, at 0:08

84. Pavel Tonkov (Rus), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:08

85. Gianluca Sironi (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:08

86. Massimo Codol (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:08

87. Daniel Schnider (Swi), Phonak, at 0:08

88. Alexandre Moos (Swi), Phonak, at 0:08

89. Christophe Brandt (B), Lotto-Domo, at 0:08

90. Fortunato Baliani (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:08

91. Steve Zampieri (Swi), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:08

92. Alejandro Albert Borrajo (ARG), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:08

93. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol), Saeco, at 0:08

94. Alessandro Spezialetti (I), Saeco, at 0:08

95. Ruben Lobato Elvira (Sp), Saunier Duval, at 0:08

96. Piotr Wadecki (Pol), Lotto-Domo, at 0:08

97. Tadej Valjavec (SLO), Phonak, at 0:08

98. Corrado Serina (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:08

99. Ardila Cano Mauricio Al (Col), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:08

100. Ivan Quaranta (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:08

101. Paolo Fornaciari (I), Saeco, at 0:08

102. Nicolas Fritsch (F), FDJeux.com, at 0:08

103. Sergey Avdyeyev (Ukr), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:08

104. Luca Mazzanti (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:08

105. Ief Verbrugghe (B), Lotto-Domo, at 0:08

106. Matthew Wilson (Aus), FDJeux.com, at 0:08

107. Geert Verheyen (B), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:08

108. Ruber Alverio Marin (Col), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:08

109. Laverde Jimenez Luis Fil (Col), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:08

110. Alessandro Bertolini (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:08

111. Gabriele Bosisio (I), Tenax, at 0:08

112. Nick Gates (Aus), Lotto-Domo, at 0:08

113. Emanuele Sella (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:08

114. Marcel Strauss (Swi), Gerolsteiner, at 0:08

115. Marco Serpellini (I), Gerolsteiner, at 0:08

116. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi), Saunier Duval, at 0:08

117. Angelo Furlan (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:08

118. Oliver Zaugg (Swi), Saunier Duval, at 0:08

119. Volodimyr Duma (Ukr), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:08

120. Alessio Galletti (I), Domina Vacanze, at 0:08

121. Florent Brard (F), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:08

122. Dario Andriotto (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:08

123. Thomas Ziegler (G), Gerolsteiner, at 0:08

124. John Gadret (F), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:08

125. Scott Davis (Aus), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:08

126. Renzo Mazzoleni (I), Tenax, at 0:08

127. Juan Gomis Lopez (Sp), Saunier Duval, at 0:08

128. Charly Wegelius (GB), De-Nardi, at 0:08

129. Martin Derganc (SLO), Domina Vacanze, at 0:08

130. Denys Kostuk (Ukr), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:08

131. Giancarlo Ginestri (I), Tenax, at 0:08

132. Brett Lancaster (Aus), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:08

133. Ondrej Sosenka (Cz), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:08

134. Ellis Rastelli (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:08

135. Benoit Vaugrenard (F), FDJeux.com, at 0:08

136. Gert Steegmans (B), Lotto-Domo, at 0:08

137. Leonardo Scarselli (I), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:08

138. Michael Albasini (Swi), Phonak, at 0:08

139. Andoni Aranaga Azkune (Sp), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:08

140. Jan Van Velzen (Nl), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:08

141. Gabriele Colombo (I), Domina Vacanze, at 0:08

142. Nicolas Vogondy (F), FDJeux.com, at 0:08

143. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:08

144. Giovanni Lombardi (I), Domina Vacanze, at 0:08

145. Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:08

146. Paolo Lanfranchi (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:08

147. Jacky Durand (F), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:08

148. Daniele Pietropolli (I), Tenax, at 0:08

149. Trent Wilson (Aus), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:08

150. Nico Siymens (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:08

151. Marco Fertonani (I), Phonak, at 0:08

152. Philippe Schnyder (Swi), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:27

153. Dean Podgornik (SLO), Tenax, at 0:27

154. Niki Aebersold (Swi), Phonak, at 0:27

155. Domenico Gualdi (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:27

156. Daniele Bennati (I), Phonak, at 0:27

157. Freddy Bichot (F), FDJeux.com, at 0:27

158. Alberto Loddo (I), Saunier Duval, at 0:32

159. Alberto Ongarato (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:35

160. Matteo Tosatto (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:35

161. Igor Pugaci (MDA), De-Nardi, at 0:35

162. Francis Mourey (F), FDJeux.com, at 0:43

163. Julio A Perez Cuapio. (Mex), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:43

164. Russell Van Hout (Aus), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:43

165. Oscar Pozzi (I), Tenax, at 0:43

166. Jurgen Vandewalle (B), Chocolade Jacques, at 1:42

167. Cristian Gasperoni (I), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 1:42

168. Michele Gobbi (I), De-Nardi, at 1:42

169. Daniele Righi (I), Lampre, at 6:28

Overall, at after Stage 1
1. Olaf Pollack (G), Gerolsteiner, 3:50:24

2. Bradley Mc Gee (Aus), FDJeux.com, at 0:02

3. Alessandro Petacchi (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:20

4. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:22

5. Gerhard Trampusch (A), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:26

6. Crescenzo D’Amore (I), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:32

7. Marco Velo (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:34

8. Dario David Cioni (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:35

9. Mario Cipollini (I), Domina Vacanze, at 0:37

10. Davide Rebellin (I), Gerolsteiner, at 0:37

11. Kyrylo Pospyeyev (Ukr), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:37

12. Gilberto Simoni (I), Saeco, at 0:37

13. Cristian Moreni (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:37

14. Franco Pellizotti (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:38

15. Philippe Gilbert (B), FDJeux.com, at 0:38

16. Marzio Bruseghin (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:40

17. Andris Nauduzs (Lat), Domina Vacanze, at 0:41

18. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr), De-Nardi, at 0:41

19. Tomas Vaitkus (Lit), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:42

20. Magnus Backstedt (S), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:42

21. Andrus Aug (Est), Domina Vacanze, at 0:42

22. Robert Forster (G), Gerolsteiner, at 0:43

23. Perez Arango Marlon Al (Col), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 0:43

24. Dominguez J. Carlos (Sp), Saunier Duval, at 0:44

25. Robbie Mc Ewen (Aus), Lotto-Domo, at 0:44

26. Benoit Vaugrenard (F), FDJeux.com, at 0:45

27. Massimo Codol (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:45

28. Mauro Gerosa (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:45

29. Garate Cepa Juan Manuel (Sp), Lampre, at 0:45

30. Giuseppe Di Grande (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:45

31. Ondrej Sosenka (Cz), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:46

32. Rinaldo Nocentini (I), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:46

33. Giuliano Figueras (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:46

34. Leonardo Bertagnolli (I), Saeco, at 0:46

35. Gorazd Stangelj (SLO), Saeco, at 0:47

36. Damiano Cunego (I), Saeco, at 0:47

37. Stefano Garzelli (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:48

38. Fabio Sacchi (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 0:49

39. Fabian Wegmann (G), Gerolsteiner, at 0:49

40. Andrea Noe’ (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:50

41. Mariano Piccoli (I), Lampre, at 0:50

42. Alessio Galletti (I), Domina Vacanze, at 0:50

43. Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 0:50

44. Giuseppe Muraglia (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:50

45. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi), Saunier Duval, at 0:50

46. Brett Lancaster (Aus), Ceramiche Panaria, at 0:50

47. Eddy Mazzoleni (I), Saeco, at 0:51

48. Marcus Ljungqvist (SWE), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:51

49. Pavel Tonkov (Rus), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:51

50. Fred Rodriguez (USA), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:52

51. Igor Astarloa (Sp), Lampre, at 0:53

52. Florent Brard (F), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:53

53. Denys Kostuk (Ukr), Chocolade Jacques, at 0:53

54. Sven Montgomery (Swi), Gerolsteiner, at 0:53

55. Sylvester Szmyd (Pol), Saeco, at 0:53

56. Vladimir Miholyevic (CRO), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:54

57. Thomas Ziegler (G), Gerolsteiner, at 0:54

58. Dario Andriotto (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:55

59. David Derepas (F), FDJeux.com, at 0:55

60. David Canada Gracia (Sp), Saunier Duval, at 0:55

61. Matthew Wilson (Aus), FDJeux.com, at 0:55

62. Uros Murn (SLO), Phonak, at 0:55

63. Manuele Mori (I), Saunier Duval, at 0:56

64. Alessandro Bertolini (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 0:56

65. Franc Vila Errandonea (Sp), Lampre, at 0:57

66. Aart Vierhouten (Nl), Lotto-Domo, at 0:57

67. Bostjan Mervar (SLO), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 0:57

68. Marco Zanotti (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 0:58

69. Alexandre Moos (Swi), Phonak, at 0:58

70. Andrea Ferrigato (I), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:58

71. Alexandre Usov (Blr), Phonak, at 0:59

72. Ruggero Marzoli (I), Aqua & Sapone, at 0:59

73. Christophe Brandt (B), Lotto-Domo, at 1:00

74. Nico Siymens (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 1:00

75. Tadej Valjavec (SLO), Phonak, at 1:00

76. Jan Van Velzen (Nl), Chocolade Jacques, at 1:00

77. Gianluca Sironi (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 1:00

78. Ellis Rastelli (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 1:01

79. Nicolas Vogondy (F), FDJeux.com, at 1:01

80. Luciano Pagliarini Mendonca (BRA), Lampre, at 1:01

81. Mario Scirea (I), Domina Vacanze, at 1:01

82. Alessandro Vanotti (I), De-Nardi, at 1:01

83. Johan Verstrepen (B), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 1:01

84. Nicolas Fritsch (F), FDJeux.com, at 1:01

85. Charly Wegelius (GB), De-Nardi, at 1:02

86. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr), Fassa Bortolo, at 1:03

87. Massimo Strazzer (I), Saunier Duval, at 1:03

88. Emanuele Sella (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 1:03

89. Leonardo Scarselli (I), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 1:03

90. Jacky Durand (F), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 1:04

91. Andoni Aranaga Azkune (Sp), Chocolade Jacques, at 1:04

92. Nicola Loda (I), Tenax, at 1:05

93. Daniel Schnider (Swi), Phonak, at 1:05

94. Jan Svorada (Cz), Lampre, at 1:05

95. Juan Gomis Lopez (Sp), Saunier Duval, at 1:05

96. Simone Masciarelli (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 1:05

97. Fredy Gonzalez Martinez (Col), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 1:06

98. Angelo Furlan (I), Alessio-Bianchi, at 1:07

99. Andrea Tonti (I), Saeco, at 1:07

100. Wladimir Belli (I), Lampre, at 1:07

101. Ardila Cano Mauricio Al (Col), Chocolade Jacques, at 1:07

102. Gabriele Colombo (I), Domina Vacanze, at 1:08

103. Sergey Avdyeyev (Ukr), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 1:08

104. Steve Zampieri (Swi), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 1:08

105. Laverde Jimenez Luis Fil (Col), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 1:08

106. Piotr Wadecki (Pol), Lotto-Domo, at 1:09

107. Ief Verbrugghe (B), Lotto-Domo, at 1:09

108. Gorik Gardeyn (B), Lotto-Domo, at 1:09

109. Paolo Lanfranchi (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 1:10

110. Marco Fertonani (I), Phonak, at 1:10

111. Gianni Faresin (I), Gerolsteiner, at 1:10

112. Trent Wilson (Aus), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 1:11

113. Michael Albasini (Swi), Phonak, at 1:12

114. Fortunato Baliani (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 1:14

115. Renzo Mazzoleni (I), Tenax, at 1:14

116. Paolo Fornaciari (I), Saeco, at 1:15

117. Alessandro Spezialetti (I), Saeco, at 1:15

118. Massimo Iannetti (I), Domina Vacanze, at 1:15

119. Giovanni Lombardi (I), Domina Vacanze, at 1:15

120. Bo Hamburger (Dk), Aqua & Sapone, at 1:16

121. Marco Serpellini (I), Gerolsteiner, at 1:16

122. Radoslav Rogina (CRO), Tenax, at 1:18

123. Geert Verheyen (B), Chocolade Jacques, at 1:18

124. Oscar Mason (I), Sidermec Vini Caldirola, at 1:19

125. Martin Derganc (SLO), Domina Vacanze, at 1:19

126. Zoran Klemencic (SLO), Tenax, at 1:19

127. Andrej Hauptman (SLO), Lampre, at 1:20

128. Simone Cadamuro (I), De-Nardi, at 1:20

129. Freddy Bichot (F), FDJeux.com, at 1:20

130. Gert Steegmans (B), Lotto-Domo, at 1:21

131. Volodimyr Duma (Ukr), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 1:21

132. Oliver Zaugg (Swi), Saunier Duval, at 1:21

133. Alejandro Albert Borrajo (ARG), Ceramiche Panaria, at 1:21

134. Mario Manzoni (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 1:21

135. Christophe Detilloux (B), Lotto-Domo, at 1:22

136. Marcel Strauss (Swi), Gerolsteiner, at 1:23

137. Philippe Schnyder (Swi), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 1:25

138. John Gadret (F), Chocolade Jacques, at 1:25

139. Russell Van Hout (Aus), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 1:26

140. Scott Davis (Aus), Ceramiche Panaria, at 1:26

141. Maxim Rudenko (Ukr), Chocolade Jacques, at 1:26

142. Ivan Quaranta (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 1:28

143. Nick Gates (Aus), Lotto-Domo, at 1:29

144. Dean Podgornik (SLO), Tenax, at 1:29

145. Raffaele Illiano (I), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 1:30

146. Ruben Lobato Elvira (Sp), Saunier Duval, at 1:30

147. Ruggero Borghi (I), De-Nardi, at 1:31

148. Ruber Alverio Marin (Col), Colombia-Selle Italia, at 1:31

149. Niki Aebersold (Swi), Phonak, at 1:31

150. Francis Mourey (F), FDJeux.com, at 1:32

151. Daniele Pietropolli (I), Tenax, at 1:34

152. Luca Mazzanti (I), Ceramiche Panaria, at 1:34

153. Leonardo Giordani (I), De-Nardi, at 1:35

154. Matteo Tosatto (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 1:36

155. Daniele Bennati (I), Phonak, at 1:37

156. Alberto Ongarato (I), Fassa Bortolo, at 1:37

157. Graziano Gasparre (I), De-Nardi, at 1:39

158. Igor Pugaci (MDA), De-Nardi, at 1:42

159. Gabriele Bosisio (I), Tenax, at 1:43

160. Giancarlo Ginestri (I), Tenax, at 1:46

161. Corrado Serina (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 1:47

162. Domenico Gualdi (I), Formaggi Pinzolo Fiave, at 1:54

163. Oscar Pozzi (I), Tenax, at 1:58

164. Perez Cuapio Julio A. (Mex), Ceramiche Panaria, at 2:00

165. Alberto Loddo (I), Saunier Duval, at 2:11

166. Jurgen Vandewalle (B), Chocolade Jacques, at 2:30

167. Cristian Gasperoni (I), Landbouwkrediet – Colnago, at 3:01

168. Michele Gobbi (I), De-Nardi, at 3:01

169. Daniele Righi (I), Lampre, at 7:11

Categories : Race Report, Race Result, Road


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